Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) is the world's leading fiber crop and one of the most
important oilseed crops. Genetic improvement of cotton has primarily focused on fiber yield …

Abstract Key message Thirty-four SNPs corresponding with 22 QTLs for lint percentage,
including 13 novel QTLs, was detected via GWAS. Two candidate genes underlying this trait …

Developing cotton fibers with improved tensile properties is important because fiber
breakage during processing from field to yarn can impart imperfections in the finished …

cis-epoxy carotenoid dioxygenase (NCED) is a fundamental enzyme, which plays an
essential role in the process of organ development and stress resistance by regulating …

Abstract CarrotOmics (https://carrotomics. org/) is a comprehensive database for carrot
(Daucus carota L.) breeding and research. CarrotOmics was developed using resources …

Tobacco is an industrial crop, and its leaves and stems are used to produce cigarettes,
cigars, pipe tobacco, and to extract bioethanol and biofuel. However, knowledge of the …

Over the last two decades, the use of high-density SNP arrays and DNA sequencing have
allowed scientists to uncover the majority of the genotypic space for various crops, including …

Cotton (Gossypium) is a worldwide natural fiber crop. Fiber quality improvement lags far
behind that of fiber yield. Although interspecific hybridization contributes significantly to …

Owing to the increasing demand for high-quality and high fiber-yielding cotton (Gossypium
spp.), research into the development of stress-resilient cotton cultivars has acquired greater …

High fiber strength (FS) premium cotton has significant market demand. Consequently,
enhancing FS is a major objective in breeding quality cotton. However, there is a notable …